Hello Parents/Guardians!

We hope you're having a wonderful Summer so far! Just a couple updates/reminders!

A.) Summer Office Hours are Mon - Thurs, 8am - 12pm.

B.) We are Closed 7/1 - 7/5, in observance of the Fourth of July week.

C.) You will be receiving information for SY 24-25 on July 12th via email and Remind!

We can't wait to see you back at VHS, and we know Summer flies by, so please enjoy it the best you can!

~ONE VERRADO~

Scholarship & Workshop Smore

• Please check out Scholarship & Workshop Smore, this is updated weekly with new opportunities.

Counseling Connection at VHS

• Please check out The Counseling Connection, for 4th quarter updates from our counselling department.

Student News Network at VHS 📽️

• Please check out KVHS for video reporting on all things Verrado High School, reported by Verrado High School Students!

Student Journalism at VHS 📰

• Please check out The Viper Times, for digital journalism regarding all things Verrado High School, reported by Verrado High School Students!

Verrado High School and AFUHSD have transitioned to a new athletics clearance system - "Final Forms"

Attached are parent information flyers in both English and Spanish that will assist you with how to create new profiles along with the Final Forms Link. Remember, student athletes cannot participate in any summer workouts or tryouts until they are fully cleared.

Athletic clearances are communicated directly through the Final Forms platform, and it will show you which documents have been approved and which documents have been rejected similar to how it was with Register My Athlete.

Please continue to check Final Forms to check the status of their approvals; the platform will update in real-time as documents are reviewed.

Over the summer, our front office will be open Monday through Thursday from 8am to Noon. We will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day and the week of the Fourth of July (7/1 to 7/5).

The NSPA has awarded the Viper Times has earned Best of SNO, Audience Engagement, Multimedia, Story Page Excellence, Continuous Coverage Badge and Overall Site Excellence. Way to go Viper Times.

Our CTE classes won various awards this year!

Stagecraft

Gold Stagecraft Design x4

Bronze Stagecraft Technology x4

Film & TV

Silver Video News x4

Silver Customer Service x1

Gold Opening and Closing Ceremony x7

Gold Digital Cinema x2

Gold Level of Distinction

Graphic Design

Gold Advertising Design x1

Silver Advertising Design x1

Gold Career Pathway Showcase Arts & Comm x3

Engineering

Gold search and Rescue x2

Mike Walker Inducted into the SkillsUSA Hall of Fame

Donna Long Inducted into the SkillsUSA Hall of Fame

29 Medals for Verrado High School

Our very own Viper Cheer attended the USA National Cheer competition this year. Both JV and Varsity made it to finals. Varsity earned 6th place in the nation and JV are the NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!

Congratulations to Verrado High Schools' win in the category of "Talent - Performer" for the piece "Project-182." This is the 1st time Verrado or any school in our district has won a National Student Production Award and is the highest achievement a high school filmmaker can get.

Verrado Athletics is incredibly proud of our student-athletes and coaches for all of their accomplishments this year! Below you will find awards and accolades from all of our programs this year! Congratulations on a great year representing Verrado Athletics!

Football

1 5A All-Conference 1st Team - Ryan Willey

1 5A All-Conference Honorable Mention - Gunner Gingg

3 5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team

6 5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team

9 5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention

Volleyball (Girls)

5A Conference Defensive Player of the Year - Rylee Elias

5A Conference 1st Team Hitter - Raechelle Dyskstra

5A Conference 1st Team Libero - Rylee Elias

5A Conference 2nd Team Setter - Makenna Van Hofwegen

5A Desert West Region Player of the Year - Raechelle Dykstra

5A Desert West Region Defensive Player of the Year - Rylee Elias

3 5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team

2 5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team

2 5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention

Cheer

1st Place - JV Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional I

2nd Place - Varsity Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional I

1st Place - JV Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional II

2nd Place - Varsity Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional II

2nd Place - JV Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional III

2nd Place - Varsity Show Cheer USA Arizona Regional III

1st & 3rd Place - All Girls Stunt USA Virtual Competition

Duel in the Desert - 1 Gold JV, 1 Silver Varsity, All Girls Stunt 1 Silver & 1 Bronze

1st Place JV Show Cheer, Varsity Show Cheer, All Girls Stunt at TSC Sonoran Desert Classic

National Qualifiers: JV Show Cheer & Varsity Show Cheer

1st Place USA National Champions: JV Show Cheer

6th Place USA National Championships: Varsity Show Cheer

Cross Country

8 State Qualifiers: Maryn Wolff, Joseph Melessa, Kevin Pina, Chase Humes, Charles Eutsler, Kameran Crespo, Simunye Huggins, Alekzander Cabatingan

Boys XC - 4th Place AIA Sectional Boys 5K Run Div II Metro

Girls XC - 7th Place AIA Sectional Girls 5K Run Div II Metro

Maryn Wolff - 7th place AIA Sectional Girls 5K Run Div II Metro

Viper Vanguard

1st Place at Millennium ABODA Marching Invitational

1st Place in Auxiliary, Music, General Effects, Visual, and Percussion at Youngker Show Competition

3rd Place at Viper Thunder Classic Invitational

1st Place in Percussion at Viper Thunder Classic Invitational

1st Place in Colorguard at Viper Thunder Classic Invitational

8th Place at ABODA Division II State Finals

9th Place at AZMBA Championships

Swim & Dive

• Boys

• 5th Overall - AIA State Swim & Dive Meet

• 6th Place Boys 200 Medley Relay

• Caleb Whitehorse 13th in 200 Free; 10th in 100 Free

• Matthew Raubichaud 6th in ?; 4th in 100 Freestyle

• Mason Espy 15th in 50 Free; 5th in 100 Breaststroke

• Tillman Douglas 29th in 50 Free

• Adriel Velasco 10th in 1M Dive

• Owen Machado State Qualifier

• 3rd in 200 Free Relay

• 14th in 400 Free Relay

• Girls

• 8th Overall - AIA State Swim & Dive Meet

• Camryn Lewis 3rd in 100 Backstroke; 2nd in 50 Free

• Laikyn Webster 18th in 200 IM

• 5th 200 Medley Relay

• 7th 200 Medley Relay

• 8th 200 Free Relay

Badminton

5A Division II Team State Qualifier

Brooklyn Smith - Individual State Qualifier in Singles

Mikayla Taylor & Lola Rodriguez - Individual State Qualifier in Doubles

Flag Football

Ranked #15 in the 5A Conference - Inaugural 5A Girls Flag Football State Tournament Qualifier

1 5A All-Conference 2nd Team - Simon Pfitzer

2 5A All-Conference Honorable Mention

3 5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team

6 5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team

Boys Basketball

5A State Playoff Qualifiers!

5A Desert West Honorable Mention

Amari Fletcher

Christopher Pilato

Girls Basketball

5A Desert West Honorable Mention

Laci Loudon

Adrianna Villagomez

Gisele Wilkinson

Boys Soccer

5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team

Jesus Hernandez

5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team

Angel Ancira

5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention

Matias Del Moral

Jetson Fiasco

Erik Galindo

Landon Linkey

Antonio Rodriguez

George Watkins

Grant Weniger

Girls Soccer

5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team

Ava Huffaker

Annalise Martinez

5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team

Samantha Miller

Casey McCorry

Mikayla Taylor

5A Desert West Honorable Mention

Aubrey Campbell

Cristen Compton

Reese Douglass

Jaylin Hiller

Emma Huffaker

Elizabeth Naylor

Allison Rospierski

Noelia Vargas

Sabella Vargas

Wrestling

• Jerry Benson Tournament

• Branden Jones 126 4th place

• Jeramiah Warren 215 8th place

• Mariana Sopena 100 8th place

• Hannah Cooper 126 6th place

• Rebecca Johnsen 152 5th place

• Eliza Garcia 185 8th place

• Teagan Mckinnie 185 2nd place

• Veteran's Memorial Tournament

• Jeramiah Warren 215 and HWT undefeated, Most Outstanding Wrestler

• Rebecca Johnsen 145 6th place

• Maegan Winstanley 165 3rd place

• Teagan Mckinnie 185 3rd place

• Verrado Tournament

• Antonio Larson 106 6th place

• Branden Jones 120 4th place

• Joel Jurado 132 6th place

• Jacob Sim 157 5th place

• Kaynen Heng 175 2nd place

• Jeramiah Warren 215 Champion

• Ella Iranshahr 120 5th place

• Catherine Padilla 126 6th place

• Hanna Cooper 132 6th place

• Teagan Mckinnie 185 5rd place

• Eagle Invitational

• Jeramiah Warren 215 4th place

• Ella Iranshahr 120 6th place

• Teagan Mckinnie 185 2nd place

• Sectionals

• Michael Daye 175 4th place

• Justus Ghaster 190 4th place

• Jeramiah Warren 215 2nd place

• Ella Iranshahr 120 3rd place

• Teagan Mckinnie 185 1st place

• State

• Justus Ghaster 190 6th place

• Teagan Mckinnie 185 5th place

Baseball

5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team

Bode Acton

Sam Hess

5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team

Ranger Knudson

Adrian Imperial

5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention

Braxton Bjur

Aaron Gutierrez

Colton Zacher

Softball

5A Desert West All-Region 1st Team

Abbey Feld

Nevaeh Romero

Kylie Bates

Faith Grabau

5A Desert West All-Region 2nd Team

Jill Ryan

Anya Inzauro

Cameron Marchese

Teagan Winberg

Dakota Chazaro

5A Desert West All-Region Honorable Mention

Madison Allen

Leanna Antillon

Lee Houston

Aariah Solis

Taryn Winberg

Boys Tennis

Section Champions: Div II Section IV

Section Coach of the Year: Donn Duplain

State Qualifiers - Doubles: Jayden Taut & Dallas LeNguyen

Team State Tournament Qualifiers: Rank 12

Girls Tennis

Section Coach of the Year: Chelsea Leoni

Section Player of the Year - Singles: Suri Gonzalez Frias

State Qualifiers - Singles: Suri Gonzalez Frias; Jernigan Dodridge

Team record: 12-1

Boys Volleyball

5A Conference State Tournament Qualifier

5A Central Valley All-Region 1st Team

Jaylen Tolliver

Zach Doerksen

5A Central Valley All-Region 2nd Team

Carson Wakeham

Dayleon Howard

5A Central Valley All-Region Honorable Mention

Cole Doerr

Alex Marrero

Cole Sanders

Track & Field

Boys Track Team Ranking #6 Div II AIA State Championships

AIA State Championships Finalists

Trig Riefkohl - Ranked #4 in Shot Put, Javelin; #5 in Discus

Ryan Willey - Ranked #5 in Shot Put; #7 in Discus

Lambdon Liggans - Ranked #1 in Triple Jump

Aaron Gomez - Ranked #4 in Long Jump

Gisele Wilkinson - Ranked #3 in Shot Put; 10th in Discus

Madalyn Samuel - Ranked #8 in Discus

Bethany Byron - Ranked #7 in High Jump

Gavin Naylor - Ranked #8 in Pole Vault

Landen Wood - Ranked #9 in Pole Vault

Marshal Knox - Ranked #6 in Triple Jump

4x100 Meter Relay - Ranked #6 Jhayden Frye, Owen Wade, Lambdon Liggans, Nadayr Menard

Grads Photography is your official yearbook Senior Portrait Photographer.

Please click the link below to schedule your appointment ASAP.

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Please see information below about a FREE summer program for female students (age 14-18) from the Athena Valley of the Sun and Grand Canyon University:

Scan the QR Code on the flyer or click this link to sign up!

If your student will not be attending our district next year due to graduation, relocation, etc. and they have a positive balance on their lunch account we can refund you the balance. Please have their parent/guardian email the following information to: mmachain@aguafria.org:

1. Student Name
2. Student ID#
3. Student School
4. Parent Name (check will be made out in parent's name)
5. Parent Mailing Address (check will be mailed to this address)

Please keep in mind that lunch refunds can take up to 14 business days. If parents/guardians have any questions, please contact:

Barbara Duncan

AFUHSD Director of Food Service

1481 N. Eliseo Felix Jr. Way

Avondale, AZ 85323

623-932-7009

bduncan@aguafria.org

The VHS Counselors want to wish you all a happy and healthy summer break!

The counselors will return to campus in late July. At that time, we have limited availability as we are focused on balancing classes and finalizing every student’s schedule. Student schedules are projected to be available on August 1st; any schedule viewed prior to that are not set and are subject to change.

At the start of the year, there are limited reasons for which a schedule change can be done; you can find this information in the AFUHSD Course Description Book on our district’s website, www.aguafria.org. If you have a change request that fits the district’s guidelines, the process for requesting a change will be shared on or before August 1st.

See you next school year!

Summer resources:

• Enrollment/withdraws - Ms. Zavala, rzavala@aguafria.org

• Transcript Requests - www.parchment.com

• Transcript or Rank Information/Questions - Mrs. Williams, swilliams@aguafria.org

• Summer School Information/Questions - 623-932-7106, summerschool@aguafria.org

• National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline - 988

• AZ Teen Lifeline - 602-248-TEEN (8336)

Please click this link, for more information from the counseling team!

Join us this summer with OverDrive’s annual reading program. We’re offering a collection of free, simultaneous-use Ebooks (and select audiobooks) that spans grades K-12. These titles will be available to VHS Students over the summer. Students can access their SORA accounts using their student emails. Please see the information below.

We're excited to share information on the Buckeye Public Library Summer Reading Program with you and your children to keep their minds engaged during the break. Please take a moment to learn about the Summer Reading Program. This program is designed to keep your children engaged and learning throughout the summer break so they are ready to hit the ground running when they return to school in the fall. We encourage you and your children to have a great Summer Adventure filled with fun and learning! To learn more click here. (bit.ly/BPL_SRP24) Thank you for your support!

Vipers! The end of this year is closing up on us fast! Summer School sign ups are available. STUDENT ACCOUNTS (Student Chromebook) are the only way to sign up for Credit Recovery Programs. Credit Recovery programs support in MAKING UP LOST CREDITS DUE TO FAILURE OR ATTENDANCE APPEAL. - - -

IN PERSON CREDIT RECOVERY (used to make up credits) has limited seats but gets you IN PERSON support, and the link for the sign in is here, and has been sent to student emails for them to sign up with your support --> https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8851. - - -

ONLINE CREDIT RECOVERY (used to make up credits) is self-paced, and has been sent to students email so they can sign up with your support --> https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8853. - - -

Finally, ORIGINAL CREDIT COURSES (used to get ahead on credits) include Computer Science, and Spanish 1 and must be signed up for ASAP. [COMP SCIENCE -->https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8849] & [SPANISH I --> https://www.aguafria.org/Page/8850].

Shape the future of our city for your children. Complete the City of Buckeye’s Parks & Rec Master Plan Survey (by May 31) and ensure a brighter tomorrow for your family. Visit PlanBuckeyeParks.com for more information.

Click the button below to register.

Click the button below to sign up!

April marks the "Finish Line to the FAFSA". Please see attached letter and infographic below for more information.

Click the photo below or visit FAFSA to apply.

Through our partnership with Varsity Tutors, students have the ability to access online tutoring 24/7. In addition to tutoring, Varsity Tutors offers college and career readiness prep, enrichment classes and much more! Check out the video and flyers below!

Students can access Varsity Tutors through Clever.

Verrado High School and AFUHSD have transitioned to a new athletics clearance system - "Final Forms".

Attached are parent information flyers in both English and Spanish that will assist you with how to create new profiles, access and complete the online forms and upload the required AIA Documents. This includes the 24/25 AIA Physical packet. Remember, student athletes cannot participate in any summer workouts or tryouts until they are fully cleared.

Important - Please note that the Athletic Department will be working diligently to review documents uploaded to Final Forms. Please advise your athletes not to come to the front office regarding athletic clearance questions.

Athletic clearances are communicated directly through the Final Forms platform, and it will show you which documents have been approved and which documents have been rejected similar to how it was with Register My Athlete.

Please continue to check Final Forms to check the status of their approvals; the platform will update in real-time as documents are reviewed.

623-932-7400 x4003

​​Search our scholarship list by using the scholarship filters below. Search by Monthly Deadlines, Academic Major, Extracurricular Activities, Award and Education Level and more. You can request an appointment​ to receive assistance searching and applying for scholarships.

Please click on the link or button below to view up to date scholarship opportunities for students.

To contact an ASAP substance abuse team member, please call 602-434-0249 or visit https://www.asapaz.com/. Click on the buttons below for more information on the program.

You will be able to see students schedules in ParentVue & StudentVue

• Can view through the apps in App Store // Google Play Store (Or use the Button Below for Browser Version)

Note: Families in need can complete the Fee Waiver request form and submit it via email or in person to Ryan San Diego at RSanDiego@aguafria.org